COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator awarded $20 million in initial grants to fund clinical trials
On Mar. 30, 2020, the partners in the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator announced grants of $20 million to three…
TGen, a genomic first responder, ramped up testing against COVID-19 coronavirus
On Mar. 30, 2020, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) announced that it had joined the world-wide effort…
Humanigen partnered with CTI for planned phase III study for lenzilumab for coronavirus treatment
On Mar. 30, 2020, Humanigen announced that the company had submitted an initial protocol synopsis to the FDA…
Altimmune and the University of Alabama at Birmingham to collaborate on development of single-dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 30, 2020, Altimmune announced that it was launching a collaboration with the University of Alabama at…
University of Minnesota researchers revealed how the novel coronavirus binds to human cells
On Mar. 30, 2020, researchers from the University of Minnesota broke new ground in understanding how SARS-CoV-2, the…
Johnson & Johnson announced a lead vaccine candidate for COVID-19
On Mar. 30, 2020, Johnson & Johnson announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate from constructs…
Bellerophon Therapeutics announced first patient treated with INOpulse inhaled nitric oxide therapy for COVID-19
On Mar. 30, 2020, Bellerophon Therapeutics announced that expanded access treatment with the INOpulse inhaled nitric oxide system…
Study documents widespread contamination of environment near patients with COVID-19
On Mar. 29, 2020, a study by UNMC/Nebraska Medicine/NSRI researchers provides new evidence of SARS-CoV-2 environmental contamination in…
FDA issued EUA to allow hydroxychloroquine sulfate and chloroquine phosphate products from Strategic National Stockpile to be distributed
On Mar. 28, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to…
Abbott launched molecular point-of-care test to detect novel Coronavirus in as Little as five minutes
On Mar. 27, 2020, Abbott announced the FDA has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the fastest available…
Medtronic launched new solutions to help monitor patients for COVID-19
On Mar. 27, 2020, Medtronic announced its Medtronic Care Management Services (MCMS) business had launched two new solutions…
Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine programme opened for clinical trial recruitment
On Mar. 27, 2020, University of Oxford researchers working in an unprecedented vaccine development effort to prevent COVID-19…
Abbott launched molecular point-of-care test to detect novel Coronavirus in as little as five minutes
On Mar. 27, 2020, Abbott announced that the FDA had issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the fastest…
COVID-19 will likely lead to US drug shortages
On Mar. 27, 2020, researchers at the University of Minnesota reported that the COVID-19 pandemic stands a good…
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CIRM approved $5 Million in emergency funding for COVID-19 research
On Mar. 27, 2020, in response to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus in California and around…
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Humanigen submitted phase III protocol synopsis to FDA for lenzilumab for Coronavirus treatment
On Mar. 27, 2020, Humanigen announced that the company had submitted an initial protocol synopsis to U.S. Food…
Emory University new site in NIH-sponsored coronavirus vaccine study
On Mar. 27, 2020, Emory’s Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) announced participation in a clinical trial testing…
Syneos Health launched Ventilator Initiative to raise awareness of bridging option to address ventilator shortage
On Mar. 27, 2020, Syneos Health announced the launch of a Ventilator Initiative. This multi-disciplinary initiative is designed…
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Luminex receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for NxTAG CoV Extended Panel to detect SARS-CoV-2 Virus
On Mar. 27, 2020, Luminex announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization…
Rice University and Metric Technologies develop $300 ventilator freely available
On Mar. 27, 2020, Rice University and Canadian global health design firm Metric Technologies announced they have developed…
Thermo Fisher Scientific received CE Mark for its diagnostic test todDetect COVID-19
On Mar. 26, 2020, Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it had received the CE mark in the European Union…
Novartis and life sciences companies commited to fight against COVID-19 with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
On Mar. 26, 2020, Novartis and a consortium of life sciences companies announced a collaboration to accelerate the…
COVID-19 first target of new AI research consortium
On Mar. 26, 2020, the University of California, Berkeley, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were selected a…
WHO Director-General calls on G20 to fight, unite, and ignite against COVID-19
On Mar. 26, 2020, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), addressed Heads of…
U.S. hospitals could be overwhelmed in the second week of April and US deaths could total 81,000 by July
On Mar. 26, 2020, in a forecast based on recent data analyses, Institute for Health Metrics (IHME) researchers…
Cerus formed group to research optimal production of COVID-19 convalescent plasma
On Mar. 26, 2020, Cerus announced it had formed a collaborative research group with the aim of optimizing…
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Amyris launched hand sanitizer and receives initial positive result for vaccine adjuvant
On Mar. 26, 2020, Amyris announced that it had completed initial testing of a leading vaccine adjuvant. In…
Dynavax and CEPI announced collaboration to support effort to develop vaccine for COVID-19
On Mar. 26, 2020, Dynavax and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) announced a collaboration supporting the…
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UC Health launched clinical trials to assess antiviral drug for COVID-19
On Mar. 26, 2020, physician-scientists at four University of California Health medical centers — UC San Diego Health,…
Broad Institute’s CLIA-certified testing center began processing COVID-19 patient samples
On Mar. 26, 2020, working in partnership with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory, and…